Commandant (G-ACS-2B/SP), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001

84 -- COAST GUARD SERVICE DRESS BLUE COAT, MALE AND FEMALE SOL DTCG23-96-R-QNF666 DUE 083096. Contact: L Scott Palmer, Ph: 202/267-2489/Contracting Officer: L. Scott Palmer, Ph: 202/267-2489. The U.S. Coast Guard requires Service Dress Blue Coats for men and women. The coats are part of the Service Dress Blue uniform for officers and enlisted personnel. The Service Dress Blue Coats are being purchased under the Coast Guard's Uniform Re-engineering Program. New specifications have been developed by the Coast Guard as part of this pilot program. The female coat shall be a single breasted, 3 button, semi-fitted style. It shall have bluff fronts and flaps, dressed front, square bottom, notched lapels and collar, fully lined body and two side body fronts, two-piece back, sword slit on left side body seam with tab and button, and a hanger loop at the neck area. The male coat shall b a single breasted, 4 button, semi-fitted style. It shall have bluff fronts and flaps, dressed front, square bottom, notched lapels and collar, fully lined body with two inner breast and one lower left (change) welt pockets, quilted chest piece, one-piece facing to armhole, decorative piping along facings, two side body fronts, two piece back, sword slit on left side body seam with tab and button, and a hanger loop at the neck area. The basic material for both coats shall be a 55% polyester/45% worsted wool serge. Remaining specifications and size tariffs are available with the solicitation. The Coast Guard anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base year and four option years. The anticipated minimum guaranteed quantity under the contract is a total of 7,908 coats and the estimated maximum quantity if all option years are exercised is 41,528 coats. Please note that Production Demonstration Models (PDMs) are required and that a low price/technically acceptable negotiated procurement process will be used instead of the two-step sealed bid process announced in the draft solicitation issued in February of this year. A Pre-proposal conference will be held after release of the solicitation. This conference will be used to clarify specifications, the acquisition process, and to answer any questions offerors may have. Moreover, patterns and material for the PDMs will be distributed at this conference. Offerors should submit questions to the address above in advance of the conference so that answers may be prepared and provided to all conference attendees. See the solicitation for conference details and dates. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. All correspondence shall reference the solicitation number DTCG23-96-R-QNF666 and include the responding firm's name, address, contact point, and telephone number. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be received. This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. See Notes 1, 9. (173)

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